Monday, August 1, 2011

Good to Know in El Paso: 'It is not the case that “40 percent of the tap water is recycled sewage.”'

An Opinion article last Sunday about the increasing prevalence of droughts incorrectly described El Paso’s use of recycled sewage. The city uses recycled sewage for irrigation, construction and manufacturing and releases a small percentage of the sewage into a local aquifer, where it eventually mixes with groundwater and, after several years, is pumped and treated for use as drinking water. It is not the case that “40 percent of the tap water is recycled sewage.”Link